Question
In what year was the importation of enslaved persons banned in the United States?
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Foreign-Born Population and Percentage of Total Population of the United States
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Timeline of Immigration in the United States
Look at the data and timelines in the resources below. You’ll use them to learn more about population growth in the area where you live as well as the United States as a whole. Keep in mind that population growth means any increase in population resulting from people being born or people moving into the area. You will need to use all three resources listed to answer the questions. You many find some answers in more than one resource.
Foreign-Born Population and Percentage of Total Population of the United States
Foreign-Born Population by Historical Section and Subsection of the United States
Timeline of Immigration in the United States
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The importation of enslaved persons was banned in the United States effective January 1, 1808. This was established by the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, which prohibited the importation of enslaved individuals into the country, although the domestic slave trade continued.